Tech Lead Software Engineer, Ads Targeting
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Responsibilities
The Ads Targeting team's goal is to optimize advertisement placement and help advertisers run their ads more effectively. As a Software Engineer on the Ads Targeting team, you will design and build large-scale foundations for data processing and serving for next-generation ads targeting products, and applied machine learning models to scale budgets by understanding user interest and intention. This team is working on a variety of products such as custom audience, lookalike, interest, behavior, etc., as well as new innovative features.
What You'll Do
• Work with product managers to define ads targeting product strategy and features based on data-driven methods and industry trends.
• Design, optimize, and implement ads targeting strategies; improve infrastructure design and machine-learning methods; maintain and troubleshoot offline and online ad targeting products.
• Extract, aggregate, and sync all pertinent data to generate audience insights and help advertisers discover the demographics, locations, devices, and interests that make up their remarketing lists.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related engineering fields with software development experience.
• Strong coding skills, especially in Python/C++/Go/SQL, and solid foundation of knowledge in data structures and algorithms.
• Knowledge of and hands-on experience with big data processing and parallel computing frameworks, such as Hadoop and Spark.
• Business acumen and excellent problem-solving, project management, and analytical skills.
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Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in building high-load distributed systems or data processing pipelines.
• Experience in building and troubleshooting machine learning workloads on distributed systems is a plus.
• Experience in developing modern ads ranking/retrieval/targeting systems and recommender systems.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $212800 - $389500 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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